最悪

See also: 最惡

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さい
Grade: 4
あく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
最惡 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(sai-, most) +‎ (aku, bad)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いあく [sàíákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠ia̠kɯ̟]

Adjective

(さい)(あく) • (saiaku-na (adnominal (さい)(あく) (saiaku na), adverbial (さい)(あく) (saiaku ni))

  1. the worst

Inflection

Derived terms

Noun

(さい)(あく) • (saiaku

  1. the worst

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN